Tag Archives: Social Performance Management (SPM)

Comments Off on SP Fund opportunities for MFIs and networks1,287 Views

The SP Fund team is pleased to announce a second call for proposals for national microfinance associations that are interested in developing SP country reports. Partner networks will also be trained in conducting effective SPI4 social audits. More information can be found here. All interested networks should apply by 6th November 2016. We’re also inviting MFIs to apply directly to ...

#BWC2016 For the next 31 days, 21 financial institutions in 15 countries will roll out financial education messages across the region as part of the MFC’s third annual Borrow Wisely Campaign. In this massive coordinated Campaign, our partners will reach hundreds of thousands of existing and potential microfinance clients with tips and tools about how take on safe and responsible ...

“How can banks use the Universal Standards for SPM and SPI4? Experience from Khushhali Bank Ltd.” will be conducted in English on 29th September at 9.30am CET “How can banks use the Universal Standards for SPM and SPI4? Experience from Kompanion Bank, Kyrgyzstan will be conducted in Russian on 5th October at 9.30am CET The “Green Microfinance” webinar will explore ...

Comments Off on 2016 Borrow Wisely Campaign kicks off in October!821 Views

#BWC2016 We’re proud to announce that 21 organizations from 15 countries will participate in our third region-wide Borrow Wisely Campaign. Our aim, as always, is to educate massive numbers of clients and potential clients about how to borrow wisely – harnessing the positive power of loans and avoiding the pitfalls of too much debt. This year, for the first ...

Funder: Ford Foundation Partner: CERISE The SP Fund promotes the broad adoption of the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management. Our aim is to promote SPM implementation by building the capacity of national associations and MFIs to use the SPI4 tool to manage and report on their social performance. Geography: Global Resources Looking for a quick introduction to Social Performance Management? Check new ...

Comments Off on Next SPI4 webinar: Operations through social performance lenses556 Views

The SP Fund team is pleased to invite you to the next webinar, focusing on social performance indicators related to operations. This event will take place on April 28th (English and Spanish) and on May 4th (Russian). If you are a network representative, operations manager or credit analyst – this webinar is for you! We will explain the indicators related ...

The industry’s growing concern around client protection is an effort to ensure fair, responsible and transparent services for clients. MFC primarily goal is to be industry leaders in good practice microfinance and promote and implement Consumer Protection Standards. We want to be a network of members who are fully compliant with Client Protection Standards. Therefore we encourage our members: MFI, ...

Established in 1999, our global SPM program works with networks and MFIs on assessment and capacity building projects in order to develop systems and improve practice towards strengthening the double-bottom line of microfinance Our SPM work includes: The Social Performance (SP) Fund The Social Performance (SP) Fund develops the capacity of 52 microfinance networks to work with their members on ...

The microfinance industry is in a period of fast growth, both in terms of complexity, but also competition. In this environment, achieving and staying in tune with the mission is a real challenge for MFIs. Mission-driven MFIs will find a number of resources online, developed to help them achieve their double bottom-line. These are: The Universal Standards The Universal Standards ...